President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday received the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results from Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i and his team at State House, Nairobi.
Speaking after being briefed on the results, President Kenyatta directed CS Matiang’i and the head of the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC), Prof. George Magoha, to institutionalise the reforms so that the achievement made in the last few years is maintained.
The Head of State also ordered the CS to work with Attorney General Githu Muigai to make presentations to the DPP so that cases of cheating involving more than 700 teachers countrywide are expedited.
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Addressing issues of health in schools, President Kenyatta told Matiangi to work with the Ministry of Health to enrol all three million secondary school students into the NHIF programme with effect from January 2018.
Regarding the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), the Head of State directed the agency to reward principals, schools and subject teachers who excelled to promote continued high performance.
He, however, ordered that any teachers caught cheating should be punished severely to serve as an example to others.
The President made the remarks after meeting the CS, TSC Secretary Nancy Macharia, KNEC Chairman George Magoha and Education PS Belio Kipsang on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, CS Matiang'i on Wednesday released the 2017 KCSE results where Alliance Girls High School, Kenya High School, Maranda High School and Pangani Girls were listed as some of the most improved schools nationally.
In the results released, there were only 142 A's countrywide, a slight improvement from 2016 where 141A's were recorded.
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There was a drop in the number of A- from 4,645 in 2016 as only 2,714 were registered in 2017.
Generally, the number of candidates who scored C+ and above - which guarantees admission to public universities - has gone down from 2016.
The CS, however, explained that the results were showing a normal curve as reforms in the exam system are entrenched.
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